What we do
Our Services
One stop services — from market entry and setup to ongoing finance, tax, payroll and compliance, delivered through a single point of contact.
One stop services
Support across the full subsidiary lifecycle
From entry and set-up to ongoing operations, compliance and governance—coordinated through a single point of contact.
Market Entry & Setup Support
- Market research & feasibility study
- Company incorporation support
- Expatriate visa application support
- Corporate bank account opening support
- Tax registration support (Corporate Income Tax, PAYE, VAT, etc.)
Hands-on Support (Ad hoc)
- Internal control design & operation support (J-SOX)
- Fraud risk assessment & investigation
- Tax risk diagnostic
- Internal audit outsourcing & support for African subsidiaries
Corporate Secretarial & CIPC Compliance
- Beneficial ownership registration & updates
- CIPC Annual Return filing
- Public Officer appointment (SARS liaison)
- Local Representative service (CIPC liaison)
Ongoing Compliance Operations
- Bookkeeping & financial statement preparation
- Corporate tax filing services (Corporate Income Tax, VAT, etc.)
- Individual income tax filing for expatriates
- Payroll (incl. employment-related tax support)
- Audit / review coordination
Cross-border Support
- Transfer pricing documentation preparation & review
- APA (Advance Pricing Agreement) application & renewal support
- Global minimum tax (Pillar Two) compliance
- Withholding & dividend tax filing (WTI / DTR)
- Cross-border M&A & due diligence
- Support for HQ group governance
Exit & Liquidation
- Voluntary company deregistration
- Solvent winding-up (Companies Act s80)
- Corporate tax / VAT / PAYE deregistration & final clearance
- Retrenchment process support (LRA s189) & severance calculation
Services in detail
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Market Entry & Setup Support
- Market research
- Entry structure options (subsidiary, branch, representative office)
- Company incorporation & registration (CIPC)
- SARS registrations (Corporate Income Tax, PAYE, VAT, etc.)
- Corporate bank account opening support
- Visa application support (expatriates & accompanying family)
Accounting & Bookkeeping
- Bookkeeping & monthly / quarterly / annual closing support
- Annual financial statements (AFS) preparation (IFRS / IFRS for SMEs)
- Customized reporting for Japanese HQ
- Accounting records review (independent check)
- Finance staff secondment
- Part-time CFO / Finance Manager service
Taxation
Corporate Tax
- Corporate income tax return (ITR14)
- Provisional tax (IRP6) calculation & filing
- Public Officer appointment service
Value-Added Tax (VAT)
- VAT registration
- VAT returns and reconciliations
- VAT balance & transaction reconciliation
Employment & Individual Tax
- Expatriate individual income tax return (ITR12)
- Tax residency & Japan-South Africa tax treaty advisory
- Tax briefings for expatriates (assignment start & repatriation)
International Tax & Transfer Pricing
- Withholding tax calculation & filing
- Dividends tax return preparation & submission
- Transfer pricing support
- Transfer pricing APA application & renewal support
- Global minimum tax (Pillar Two) support
Where required, transfer pricing services can be provided in collaboration with our global network as one integrated team.
Payroll
- Employer registration (PAYE / UIF / SDL)
- Monthly payroll calculation (PAYE / UIF / SDL)
- Payroll tax filing (EMP201 / EMP501) & IRP5 issuance
- COIDA registration & annual return
PAYE = employees' tax, UIF = unemployment insurance, SDL = skills development levy, COIDA = workers' compensation
Audit / Review
- Statutory audit & independent review support
- Consolidated reporting package preparation & review
- Agreed-upon procedures (AUP) & special-purpose audits
- Liaison with auditors (Japanese & English)
Statutory audit & independent review services are provided in collaboration with our local partner audit firm.
M&A
- Financial due diligence
- Tax due diligence
- Valuation (business valuation)
- PMI (post-merger integration) management structure setup support
- M&A advisory
Where required, M&A-related services can be provided in collaboration with our global network as one integrated team.
Corporate Governance & Internal Control
- Internal control review & remediation
- Fraud risk assessment and prevention measures
- Delegation of Authority (DoA), approval matrices, and decision-rights design
- Support for key decision processes (investments, contracts, procurement, payments, hiring)
Risk & Assurance (Internal Audit Support)
- Internal audit support (on-site procedures & support for HQ internal audit)
- Internal control design & operation support (J-SOX)
- Tax risk diagnostic (comprehensive review of corporate tax, VAT, payroll-related tax & withholding tax)
- Whistleblower / internal reporting system setup
- Fraud risk assessment & investigation
Corporate Secretarial & CIPC Compliance
- Beneficial Ownership registration & updates
- CIPC Annual Return filing
- Local Representative service (CIPC liaison)
- Director / registered-information change filings (CIPC)
- MOI (Memorandum of Incorporation) amendments
- Capital structure changes (capital increase, share transfers, etc.)
Exit & Liquidation
- Voluntary company deregistration
- Solvent winding-up (Companies Act s80)
- External Company deregistration (branch closure)
- Tax deregistration (Corporate Income Tax, VAT, PAYE, etc.) & final tax clearance
- UIF & COIDA (workers' compensation) account closure
- Retrenchment process support (LRA s189) & severance calculation
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